Cooking utensil.



" H.. M. TAYLDR.

GOOKING UTENSIL. APBLIGATION-I'ILED JULY 1,1907.

Patented Marfs, 1910.

ANDREW H GRAHAM co. PHOTO-Lnnonpnsns, WASHINGTON. n4 c,

HARRY IVI. TAYLOR, OF DES MOINES, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 HENRY H.CROW, OF DES MOINES, IOWA.

COOKING UTENSIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 1, 1907.

Patented Mar. 8, i910. Serial No. 381,783.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY M. TAYLOR, of Des Moines, county of Polk, andState of lowa, have invented new and useful linprovements in CookingUtensils, of which the following is a specification.

rlfhis invention relates to cooking utensils. and particularly to thatclass thereof employed for boiling vegetables, meats and other articles,and has for its object to provide a vessel of this class which will besimple and inexpensive, and further, one wherein the food may be rinsedor the water drained from the utensil after it has been cooked withouthaving to remove the food therefrom.

rlhe invention is fully described in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, and the novel features are particularly pointed out in theclaim.

Referring' to the drawings forming a part of the specification, whereinlike characters of reference denote similar parts throughout the severalviews Figure l, represents a side elevation of a cooking utensilembodying my invention. Fig. 2, is also a side elevation. Fig. 3, is avertical section on line w- Fig. l. Fig. 4, is a horizontal section online s-c of Fig. l.

Referring to the drawings, A, designates a suitable cooking utensil,having near its lower edge a tapering discharge opening l. Pivotallyheld by means of the pin 2, near the upper edge of the utensil A, andupon the exterior thereof, is the spring strap 3, being provided nearits lower or free end with a stopper or plug 4l, which is adapted toclosely lit into the discharge opening l, to prevent leakage when theutensil is filled with food or water.

Engaging the strap 3, intermediate its ends is a cross-bar 5, which issecured at its ends to the utensil A. This bar 5, tends to hold thespring strap 3, in engagement with the outer surface of the utensil asclearly shown in Fig. 3, of the drawings. The spring strap 3, it will beobserved is pro vided near its lower end with a knob 6, to

which is secured a chain 7, for removing the stopper for the opening ofthe utensil.

The interior of the utensil A, is provided with a pair of L-shapedguides S, between which is held a wire screen to prevent any of thecontents within the utensil from passing through the opening l, whendraining water therefrom. This screen is removable and may be taken outwhenever desired. Now, when it is desired to drain the water fromvegetables or the like, the cook will grasp the knob 6, or chain 7 andswing strap 3, to the position shown in dotted lines in F ig. 3, whichis sufficient to remove the stopper 4:, from the opening l. As soon asthis has been done-the spring strap 3. is swung or carried over to oneside as illustrated in Fig. 2, until the water has been drained from theutensil. By this arrangement it will be readily vseen that there is noburning of the hands or lingers in handling hot utensils, and that Iaccomplish the object of my invention by means which is simple inconstruction and operation.

Having fully described my invention, what l claim is The combinationwith a cooking utensil having a discharge opening in its side wall nearthe bottom thereof, of a spring steel arm pivotally secured to the wallof the utensil near the upper edge thereof and in alinement with thedischarge opening, an in wardly projecting tapering stopper' adapted toenter said discharge opening for closing the same, a knob secured to theexterior face of said spring steel arm adjacent the stopper, a chainsecured to said knob, and a horizontally disposed U-shaped cross-barsecured to the wall of said utensil intermediate the ends of said springsteel arm to limit the outward and side movement thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to the specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY M. TYLOR.

Vitnesses C. 7. Evnnrrrr. H. H. Crow.

